But Kayla Amos, 20, and Daniel Amos, 21, followed their hearts and tied the knot Aug. 14 — Kayla in a strapless mermaid-style gown and Daniel in a black suit and dark-rimmed glasses.

"They were meant to be together," said Daniel Palmer, an executive pastor at the Chesapeake Church in Huntingtown, where the couple attended services. "All us old people said, 'You have to wait. You're too young.' We were proven wrong."

But the couple's life together was cut short by a fatal car accident on Solomons Island Road in Edgewater on Sunday.

Witnesses said a 2002 Toyota Camry was traveling northbound when it crossed the center line and struck the couple's 2011 Honda Civic heading southbound at about 4:30 p.m. A 2008 Ford Crown Victoria, which was also headed southbound behind the Honda, then hit both cars and caused the Honda to overturn, Anne Arundel County police said.

The driver of the Toyota, Lauren Scott, 27, of Edgewater, was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore with serious injuries, police said. The driver of the Ford, Joseph Smith, 32, of Georgetown, Delaware, had minor injures but refused medical treatment.

Daniel died at the scene, police said. Kayla died Monday morning at the hospital.

"All of us are heartbroken," Palmer said.

Both were involved at the Huntingtown church. Daniel was an arts staff leader and guitar player for the worship team and Kayla was a member of the hospitality team, in training to be a barista, according to members of the church staff.